Things always happen for a reason. I know you've heard this adage a gazillion times or more. But what does it mean? And does it really ring true?

How many times have you had something lousy you didn't want to happen... happen? When something goes wrong, you try to figure out why this rotten thing occurred. You look for answers. You pray for answers. You search for some kind of reason, something you can hang your hat on. Yet there is not even ONE good reason in sight. No answer, no reason. No explanation, rationalization or justification. No nothing.

So you are left wondering why. Why did things go wrong? Why did bad stuff happen? What is THE reason these bad things are happening to me?

You wait. You listen. You pray for an answer. And the silence is deafening.

"Time heals what reason cannot." Seneca

There is a tendency to think you can reason things out. Even when things go wrong, even when you are backed into a corner and it looks like there is no way out, you still believe you can ferret out the answers. If you can look hard enough - and long enough, you believe you can come up with the reasons you seek. But life does not work this way.

Life is full of untold variables. There are things you did and didn't do. Things you could have done, things you should have done. Things you left undone. There are decisions you've made. Chances you've taken. Mistakes committed. Opportunities lost. There are twists of fate; obstacles, problems and troubles. There is good luck, bad luck and no luck at all.

All of these intangibles and a thousand more combine and align to impact your days and nights.

"Faith is for that which lies on the other side of reason. Faith is what makes life bearable, with all its tragedies and ambiguities and sudden, startling joys." Madeleine L'Engle

You can do your best and still not make the grade. You can give your all and still come up short. You can fight with all of your heart and still lose the battle. You can wonder why. You can question fate. You can forever search for the elusive rhyme or reason. Or you can move on with your life.

In order to move forward, you have to shake off the bad. You have to look past the difficulties and uncertainty. You have to step forward and take charge. And make something good happen... starting today.

Let's face it; bad things are going to happen. That's life. Not the best of life, but life nonetheless. But a lot of good things are going to happen as well. And that's great. The key to living a happy life is to grab as much good as you can while leaving everything else in your wake.

"Faith is a sounder guide than reason. Reason can go only so far, but faith has no limits." Blaise Pascal

If something bad occurs, deal with it. Get over it. Then leave it behind. I know it's not easy, especially when you are really hurting. There's a tendency to want to know why this 'bad' had to happen. But you may never truly know the reason - or if there was a reason at all.

There is only way out of any bad situation or circumstance - and that way is up. You've got to pick yourself up in order to get up. You need to pull yourself out if you want to get out. Don't dwell on the bad. Don't live with the pain. You need to get out. Get better. And get on with your life.

But I do know one thing. You are here for a reason. You are not here to suffer. Nor are you here to hurt. You have a purpose, a calling; a reason for living. Rather than spend one minute languishing in misery, seek out your divine purpose. Look for the good. Look for the light. Look to your faith. And you will find your happiness you seek.

Power Pointer: When you find your reason for living, you'll find your way.

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